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FRANK M. CHAPMAN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE MIRROR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,501, dated March 4,1890.

Application filed October 10, 1889.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK M. CHAPMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Mirrors; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of mirrors which can be adjusted uponthe object to which they are attached.

The object of my invention is to hang the mirror in such manner that itmay be advanced toward the front of the object to which it is attached,so that any one desiring to inspect himself closely can do so, and tolower the mirror after such advancement, so that the lower part of theperson can be inspected when desired.

Theinvention consists of constructions and combinations, all as willhereinafter be described in the specification, and pointed out in theclaim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- IFigure 1 represents a front elevation of a bureau with the glass inposition; Fig. 2, a front elevation with the glass lowered in front ofthe bureau; Fig. 3, a side elevation with the gas; in the same positionas that shown in Fig.2, and Fig. 4. a side elevation with the glasssustained at the front end of the bureau.

A represents the bureau, which may be of any ordinary construct-ion, andis provided with the standards B 13, connected together at the top bycross-bar J.

D are levers of substantially I shape, and

are fulcrumed at Z) on the standards B. The

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upper ends of these lovers are pivotally connected at c to the mirror 0and support the latter in any desired position. The lower ends of thelevers are provided with cords or cables E, which pass through the topof the bureau toa space back of the drawers and support a counter-weightF'of about the same weight as the mirror, which holds the latter in theposition shown in Fig. 1. To'the front part of the mirror are securedcandle-brackets or other'device K, by which the mirror is moved from oneposition to another. It is obvious that the mirrorcan be moved to manydifferent positions. Only two, however, are shown in the drawings.

In Fig. 4 the mirror is liftedfrom the standards to the front part ofthe bureau, where it is stood upon its end, so thataperson can obtain aclose view, and in Figs. 2 and 3 the mirror is shown lowered in front ofthe drawers, so that the lower part of a person can be easily inspected.When it is desired, the mirror may be returned to its normal positionback between the standards B, where it is stopped by the cross-bar J.While in this position the mirror may be tilted forward or backward inthe usual way.

WVhat I claim as new is=- The combination of a bureau having a framecarrying the cross-bar J, and the -shaped arms pivoted on the bureau andhaving a mirror pivoted at the upper end, and the counterweight attachedto the lower end, substantially as described.

FRANK M. CHAPMAN.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. HAMILTON, JAS. M. MARTIN.

